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Date of Death: June 02, 1961 (71)

Birth Place: Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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Video: Who Will Win the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama? Watch Live at 3pm!
by Nicole Rosky - May 8, 2023


The Pulitzer Prize Board will present the 2023 award winners for Prizes in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music. Who will win this year? Tune in right here at 3pm to watch the announcement live!

Broadway Buying Guide: May 8, 2023
by Team BWW - May 8, 2023


Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, May 8, 2023.

ROMEO & JULIET, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, and More Set For The Company Theatre's Second Season
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2023


Following the success of their inaugural season, Rochester, New York's newest and fastest-growing theater collective, The Company Theatre, has announced the line-up for its upcoming 2023-24 season, which will include five mainstage productions and additional partnerships and special performances.

Warm, Wacky, and Wonderful: Good Theater's Revival of YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Apr 17, 2023


Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s classic, YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU, is eighty-six years young, and the latest revival at Portland’s Good Theater makes a strong case for the work’s perennial appeal. Directed by Brian P. Allen and featuring a cast of eighteen, most Good Theater veterans, this delightfully zany script, filled with wacky but loveable characters, delivers a timeless message about family and the secrets to true happiness.

Lineup Set For the 2023 Harbor Stage Company Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 11, 2023


The Harbor Stage Company, the artist-run ensemble that produces intrepid, live theater on the shores of Wellfleet Harbor, will return to their iconic seaside home for an eleventh season of serious fun.

Al Hirschfeld Drawings Featured in Heritage Auctions' Illustration Art Signature Auction
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 10, 2023


Ten Al Hirschfeld drawings are amongst the works featured in Heritage Auctions’ Illustration Art Signature® Auction on Tuesday, April 25.

Video: BROADWAY BARBARA Meets the Press; Performances Begin Tonight
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 9, 2023


Watch Broadway Barbara take a stroll through Shubert Alley and stop by Sardi's to speak about her show Broadway Barbara Live! at Soho Playhouse, beginning performances tonight!

Review: YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU at Carlisle Theatre Players On High
by Andrea Stephenson - Apr 2, 2023


You Can’t Take It with You is a play that reminds us not to take life too seriously. It helps us to remember what the important things are—family, friends, love, and laughter.

Photos: Good Theater Presents The Classic Comedy YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 29, 2023


Good Theater will present the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU as the finale of its 20th anniversary season, running March 29th through April 23rd. See photos from the production!

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG At Southwark Playhouse Leads NYMT Season Of Summer Musicals
by Stephi Wild - Mar 24, 2023


This summer, National Youth Music Theatre will present three major musicals. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Santino Fontana & Judy Kuhn to Star in I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE at Classic Stage Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 22, 2023


Classic Stage Company has announced complete programming for their 2023-2024 Season. See what shows are in the lineup, who is starring, how to purchase tickets, and more!

Broadway Buying Guide: March 20, 2023
by Team BWW - Mar 20, 2023


Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, March 20, 2023.

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG to Begin Performances on Broadway in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 15, 2023


The first ever Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s Merrily We Roll Along will begin performances on Tuesday, September 19 at the Hudson Theatre for a strictly limited, 18-week engagement.

Good Theater Presents YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU Beginning This Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2023


Good Theater will present the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU as the finale of its 20th anniversary season, running March 29th through April 23rd.

BROADWAY BARBARA LIVE! OFF-BROADWAY to Play Limited Engagement at SoHo Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 9, 2023


Broadway Barbara LIVE! Off-Broadway will play a special five-show limited engagement at SoHo Playhouse (15 Vandam Street) on April 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17 at 7:00pm.  

Cast Announced for MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at 42nd Street Moon
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 8, 2023


San Francisco’s 42nd Street Moon has announced the full cast and creative team for MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, which features a book by George Furth and music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

Richard Linklater Responds to MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Release Date Concerns
by Michael Major - Mar 7, 2023


Director Richard Linklater has responded to fans who are concerned about not living to see his Merrily We Roll Along film adaptation. He also discussed how the film's process compares to his recent film Boyhood, which similarly filmed once a year from 2002 to 2013. Merrily We Roll Along will star Ben Platt, Beanie Feldstein, and Paul Mescal.

Listen: DANCIN' MAN: A FABULOUS INVALID PODCAST Launches With Nicole Fosse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2023


Listen to Nicole Fosse on the first episode of “DANCIN’ Man: A Fabulous Invalid Podcast” ahead of previews beginning for Bob Fosse’s DANCIN’.

Previews Begin Tonight for HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF at New York Theatre Workshop
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 22, 2023


How to Defend Yourself begins performances tonight, Wednesday February 22, 2023, with an opening night set for Monday March 13, for a limited run through Sunday April 2, 2023 at New York Theatre Workshop.

Ben Platt Reveals That Second MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Film Sequence Will Shoot This Year
by Michael Major - Jan 20, 2023


Ben Platt has revealed that the second sequence for the Merrily We Roll Along film adaption will be shot this year. Platt will star as Charley Kringas in the movie based on Stephen Sondheim's iconic musical, with Beanie Feldstein as Mary Flynn and the recently announced Paul Mescal as Franklin Shepard.

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